A Lil Lytnin' Strikes Lung Cancer

Jason and I got married in a perfect, tiny ceremony on the beach in San Clemente, California, then honeymooned in nearby San Diego. On each ...

I am now 9 weeks post brain surgery on my cerebellum. And 1.5 weeks post targeted radiation to my cerebellum. And 4 weeks post-entry into ...

I have completed treatment 2 of 5 for my targeted brain radiation. You may recall that, since there WAS living tumor in the section they rem...

The good news is that my brain surgery recovery is coming along really well. I’ve even been approved to start driving again, so Jason is tak...

I made it home Saturday afternoon and am now slowly rebuilding my strength surrounded by my beloved family. The surgery went well and...

I saw my surgeon on Monday and all systems are go for brain surgery on Thursday, October 4. I’m oscillating between being incredibly nervo...

For those of you dear readers who have been following my ongoing health drama, you may recall that in December 2017, a new little brain met...

I got the results from my every-8-week scans for the clinical trial, and the overall reaction is ... meh. Things are not getting better, b...

So here we are. Five years. When I was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, the statistics said that my chances of living to see this day ...

Thankfully my scans were much less of a roller coaster this time around. The consensus was that the brain mets are probably stable, so I can...

I don't even know where to start. The past 4 days have been completely absurd. As of Monday morning, I was out of the clinical trial b...

I started off my birthday this morning in the most bad-a$$ way possible - by getting kicked out of my clinical trial. Yes, that’s right, ea...

I was surprised and a little embarrassed to see that I have my every-other-week clinical trial checkup  on Monday , meaning it has been alm...

I got my drugs! I got my drugs! I got my drugs! My first dose of entrectinib Now let's hope they work.

Well, my liver counts have been dropping, but they still aren't low enough to start the trial. Because of the holiday weekend, my next p...

Well, faithful reader, you may recall that I was supposed to start my clinical trial today. All the tests were run, all the "i"s...

The past two weeks have consisted of a brain MRI, chest CT scan, countless tubes of blood drawn, urine test, EKG, extensive health history, ...

Well, we have been waiting for the next sign of progression as the cue that it was time to switch drugs, and it looks like the time is now. ...

Four years ago today I was diagnosed with lung cancer. We wouldn't find our for several days just how bad it was. This time four years a...